hungrig

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Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hungrig (neuter hungrigt, plural and definite singular attributive hungrige)

  1. (archaic) hungry

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of hungrig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular hungrig 2
Indefinite neuter singular hungrigt 2
Plural hungrige 2
Definite attributive1 hungrige
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (hungry). By surface analysis, Hunger +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch hongerig, English hungry.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ɡʁɪç/, /ˈhʊŋ.ɡʁɪk/ (regional, less common)
  • Hyphenation: hung‧rig (standard)
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Adjective[edit]

hungrig (strong nominative masculine singular hungriger, comparative hungriger, superlative am hungrigsten)

  1. hungry (desirous of food)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The commoner German expression for “I’m hungry” is ich habe Hunger rather than ich bin hungrig, though the latter is also possible.

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Further reading[edit]

  • hungrig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hungrig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hungrig” in Duden online

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hungrig

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of hungry

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hungrig (neuter singular hungrig, definite singular and plural hungrige)

  1. hungry

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hungrig (neuter singular hungrig, definite singular and plural hungrige)

  1. hungry

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hungrug, from Proto-Germanic *hungrugaz (hungry); equivalent to hungor +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxun.ɡrij/, [ˈhuŋ.ɡrij]

Adjective[edit]

hungriġ

  1. hungry

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish hungrogher.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hungrig (comparative hungrigare, superlative hungrigast)

  1. hungry

Declension[edit]

Inflection of hungrig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hungrig hungrigare hungrigast
Neuter singular hungrigt hungrigare hungrigast
Plural hungriga hungrigare hungrigast
Masculine plural3 hungrige hungrigare hungrigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hungrige hungrigare hungrigaste
All hungriga hungrigare hungrigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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